Upload Rohingya video, Myanmar beauty queen 'dethroned'

News24xx.com - A beauty queen in Myanmar released a statement on Tuesday (Oct 3) saying she had been stripped of her crown after remarks she made about the ongoing Rohingya crisis.

Shwe Eain Si, who was Miss Grand Myanmar, had earlier posted a video which accused Rohingya militants of stoking the unrest in Rakhine State.

In the video Shwe Eain Si speaks to the camera interspersed with graphic images of people covered in blood on their faces, baby without clothes and videos uploaded by militant groups, known as ARSA (Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army).

The company, Hello Madam Media Group, announced on Sunday that Shwe Eain Si had been stripped of her title because she did not behave like a role model.

But Hello Madam's director Soe Yu Wai later told the BBC that the decision "does not concern... her Rakhine video", and claim they stripped her of the title before the clip was published.

Shwe Eain Si came second at the Miss Universe Myanmar competition organised by Hello Madam last year, winning the title of Miss Grand Myanmar, and was due to represent her country at the Miss Grand International competition later this month.*

Editor : SAUT BATUBARA